Our local law enforcement officers are aiming to teach kids that cops and the community go hand-in-hand. Nearly 100 kids from all over the southeast are learning about what it takes to be a police officer this week in Biloxi.…
Moss Point Mayor Elect Mario King says his overall hope is to rejuvenate his city. Today when the mayor-to-be stopped by WXXV to lay out his game plan for the future of the River City, he says he wants to…
The Mississippi State Department of Health is going from nine regional offices to three because of budget cuts. Dr. Mary Currier, the state health officer, said Monday that changes begin July 1st with the new budget year. The department is…
A fire has destroyed the home of a Mississippi man charged with killing eight people. Sheriff Steve Rushing in Lincoln County says nobody was in the mobile home in Bogue Chitto when firefighters answered a fire call before dawn on…
A Gulfport High School teacher is one of 53 teachers in the country who will go on to receive a master’s of history degree courtesy of the James Madison Memorial Fellowship Foundation. Jeffrey Bush teaches U.S. History, Government, and Economics…
Another person is behind bars in connection to the murder of Trevues Martin, the 20-year-old who was found dead in the front seat of his vehicle hours before his 21st birthday. Gulfport police arrested 18-year-old Kalisha Crockett Friday evening. Crockett…
Boating, swimming, fun in the sun: these are all things residents in South Mississippi enjoy, but these activities don’t come without risks. That’s why Singing River Health System started a series of summer safety related classes to show the community…
Last week, Moss Residents went to the polls and elected 30-year-old Mario King as their next mayor. King won with 61 percent of the votes. The mayor-elect joins News 25 on set.
The two South Mississippi police officers who were arrested after a fight are both on administrative leave. Jackson County sheriff deputies arrested Moss Point Police Officer Raymond Lias and Pascagoula Police Officer Michael Ladnier in Ocean Springs Friday night. The…
The case for the capital murder suspect accused of killing a man in Latimer will be sent to the grand jury after Thomas Stafford waived his preliminary hearing this morning in Jackson County. The 40-year-old is accused of murdering his…
The body found in the Mississippi Sound this morning is the fisherman who went missing on Saturday. Harrison County Coroner Gary Hargrove tells News 25 the body of 45-year-old Marc Cruso of D’Iberville was discovered by the Coast Guard Auxiliary…
Pulse Nightclub was a destination for the gay community and the shooting shocked Americans in the middle of June, which is recognized as National Pride Month. Members of the local LGBT community are staying strong, organizing the first ever Gulf…
A Moss Point man is behind bars for selling stolen items to a pawn shop. Thirty-eight year-old Stephen Douglas Kinnan is charged with false pretense. Police records show Kinnan sold items to a pawn shop for $500 in December. The…
This year marks the second annual Saints Hall of Fame Weekend in Biloxi. Former and current Saints came together for a weekend of fun events for fans. Saturday was the Saints Kids Experience at MGM Park. Children were invited to…
The American Legion Post 33 in Biloxi held a silent auction Sunday to raise money for Jamie Lee, whose husband died in VA care. Approximately 52 items were up for auction, everything from gift cards to pictures and even tools…
The Mississippi Billfish Classic has come to an end. Over the course of the tournament, records were broken, including two fishermen breaking the Mississippi state record for reeling in a swordfish that weighs over 75 pounds. In all, 120 boats…
Seven-year-old Sophia Myers has returned home, feeling well enough to attend a fish fry and silent auction held this weekend. All the proceeds from the benefit go to the Myers family as they continue to battle Sophia’s inoperable brain tumor.…
Gulfport firefighters battled heavy smoke this morning at an apartment complex in Gulfport. About 25 residents in the Mississippi Avenue Apartments were evacuated around 4:45 this morning after reports of a fire. Over a dozen Gulfport firefighters worked to extinguish…
A 25-year-old Lucedale woman was killed last night in a two vehicle crash on Highway 98 in George County. A 54-year-old man from Little Rock, Arkansas was driving an 18-wheeler traveling west on Highway 98 when he crashed into the…
The trial for the father accused of killing his one-year-old daughter in Hancock County is expected to begin this week. Oren Lewis is charged with capital murder. In December 2013 his daughter Maleah Bush allegedly fell off a bed while…
The capital murder suspect accused of killing a man in Latimer waived his preliminary hearing in Jackson County this morning. Forty-year-old Thomas Stafford is accused of murdering his roommate, 65-year-old Jerry Kirkendall, by strangulation before stuffing his body into a…
This morning, a body was found in the Mississippi Sound north of Cat Island. Officials have not yet confirmed identification or said if the body could be that of missing fisherman Marc Cruso. Forty-five year-old Cruso has been missing since…
Two South Mississippi police officers have been charged with DUI and disorderly conduct. The officers were arrested Friday after Jackson County sheriff deputies responded to a call of a fight in the parking lot of Beachview Package Store. The Moss…
A late night shooting leaves one man dead and another in custody in Harrison County. According to Sheriff Troy Peterson, 19-year-old David Ryals is behind bars after allegedly shooting Blake Carroll. The victim was flown to USA Medical Center, but…
